that water came up very fast, and if you know manhattan at all, i can tell you the staten island ferry terminal, that's the part where the people go in, is now, if it's not flooded it's close to it. there's almost certainly water in the subways now. they had sandbagged the subway entrances down there, but we had to high tail it out of there very fast as the water was rising. i've covered quite a few hurricanes that. may be one of the most harrowing experiences i've ever been through, just trying to get out of there as that water came up fast. now, where i'm standing now is just around the corner from the new york stock exchange in the heart of the financial distribute. here it's relatively dry, and the winds are relatively calm. just a lot of police presence and not a lot of people, so as far as the financial infrastructure, it should be okay over here, but in that critical part of manhattan that has a lot to do with getting around and also the potential of water getting into the subway system, those fears of a historic storm surge in lower man heatan are being realized. >> scott cohn,